Born in Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK — May 05 1943
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", and "The Spanish Inquisition".…
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Springfield History Museum curator (voice)

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Self

Self

Writing

Various / "It's" man

Michael


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First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!

Self

Michael Palin

Jim Nelson

Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus

Know All

Jack Lint

William Makepeace Thackeray

Self

Brian Sleep

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Ken Pile

Ernie Clicker (voice)

Tom Parfitt

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Vyacheslav Molotov

Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
Various

Various Roles

Self

Kindly Alien (voice)

Self

The Green Man

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self - Presenter
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Vincent


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Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady

Various Characters

Self / Various Characters

Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone

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Dennis Cooper

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Self - Host

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Self

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Rat

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Gilbert Chilvers

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Workman

Rev. Francis Ashby

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Self - Various Roles

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Self / Various Roles

Self, others

The Reverend Charles Fortescue

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Wise Man #3, Mr. Big Nose, Francis, Mrs. A, Ex-Leper

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Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eric Manchester

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Self


Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

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Narrator (voice)

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Self


The Sun

Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

Various Characters

Roger

Self (archive footage)

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Self / Various Characters

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Self (archive footage)

Various Roles


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Self

Various Roles

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General Mitford

Gerald Whinfrey

Rat

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Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager

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Self

Various

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Harris

Tomkinson / Headmaster / TV Introducer / Mr Craffitt

Self

Self - Host

Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
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Self

Self

Major Errol Phipps

Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)

Self

Various (voice)

Self

Self

Captain Walter Snetterton

Ken

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Self

Self (archive footage)

Creator

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Newscaster (voice)

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Charles Chiddingford

Various Characters

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Self
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Self (archive footage)

Gariiiiiii (voice)

Various

Various Characters

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Self (archive footage)

Various Characters

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Gordon Ottershaw

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Various
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Self - Narrator

Various Characters

Self

Self

Henry

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Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack


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Howard

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Nietzsche

Self - Presenter

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Various Characters

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Self (archive footage)


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Narrator (voice)

Self - Presenter

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salesman

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Presenter
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